CVE-2024-6522

Summary

CVE-2024-6522 is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability affecting the Modern Events Calendar plugin for WordPress. This issue, present in all versions up to 7.12.1, allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or higher to issue unauthorized web requests. By exploiting this flaw, attackers can potentially query or modify information from internal services, putting sensitive data at risk. The vulnerability stems from the 'mec_fes_form' AJAX function and poses a significant threat to WordPress installations using this plugin.

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